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They gathered nervously around Cheng Ze, each one extremely vigilant, fearing that the other side might take this opportunity to launch a surprise attack, causing them to lose their last chance for rescue and be eliminated from the assessment.
"Don't worry, we are not as shameless as you were before, taking advantage of others' misfortunes!" Leihong scoffed.
The members of the Demon Slaughter Squad were so furious upon hearing this that they nearly spat blood. After all, who was truly taking advantage of others?
However, upon reflection, it was indeed true. If they hadn't harbored malicious thoughts after witnessing the Demon Squad struggle to defeat several beasts, they wouldn't have fallen to such a low point today.
"There's no need to get entangled with them. Is there anyone in our team skilled in gathering? Hurry up and help collect; we must leave this place as soon as possible!" Ye Feng did not appear overly pleased with their victory; instead, he looked extremely serious. He raised his head and gazed deep into the jungle, his eyes sharp as if he could traverse thousands of mountains and rivers in an instant, reaching the most distant places.
Deep within the Abyss of Ten Thousand Demons, a force that made his heart race was stirring. This somewhat absurd feeling shocked him greatly; it seemed to come from the Divine Soul within Nirvana Palace. This was a peculiar sensation that arose when a cultivator's Immortal Path cultivation reached a certain level, allowing them to sense danger and fortune.
The members of the Demon Squad thought Ye Feng was referring to the previous battle's intensity attracting the attention of some beasts in the jungle. They nodded in agreement. Some team members who had a slight understanding of gathering techniques disregarded Bai Jing's objections and began collecting materials from the corpses of the beasts.
The three Blood Wolves beheaded by Cheng Ze had not self-destructed their inner cores, so their most valuable Demon Cores remained intact. Their claws and teeth were also completely harvested.
The remaining six Blood Wolves could only yield some wolf teeth, while the most valuable Soul Beast was transformed into spoils that could be exchanged for contribution points by Bai Jing's nimble hands.
Once the gathering work was finally completed, the members of the Demon Squad barely had time to taunt the Demon Slaughter Squad before Ye Feng hurriedly led his team away.
The members of the Demon Slaughter Squad seemed to realize something; their anxiety grew as their captain was still meditating to recover. They could only wait helplessly on the spot. Fortunately, after half an hour, Cheng Ze finally regained some Vital Energy and stood up again. During this time, no beasts attacked them, allowing them to breathe a sigh of relief as they assisted their captain in leaving slowly.
The once chaotic Primal Jungle returned to its previous tranquility. In the sky above the jungle, three Rescue Disciples split into two groups: one followed closely behind the Demon Slaughter Squad, while two Outer Sect Disciples, including Lean Boy, left early with Ye Feng's Demon Squad.
Lean Boy stood on a jade disk radiating a blue light, hovering in mid-air closely behind the Demon Squad. Noticing Ye Feng's extremely serious expression made him even more curious; could it be that this mysterious sword-wielding youth sensed some danger that even he was unaware of?
As one of the Rescue Disciples for this trial, Lean Boy Lu Yu possessed numerous Treasure Artifacts bestowed by the Sect. Whether it was the Golden Light Token used earlier to rescue Cheng Ze or the Water Element Sky Disk he stood on now, both were gifts from the Sect with unparalleled utility.
Almost instinctively, Lean Boy took out an ancient-looking Bronze round mirror from his backpack. After channeling a strand of Vital Energy, the Spirit Pattern engraved on the back of the mirror suddenly lit up, followed by a three-dimensional image appearing above the mirror.
"The Heavenly Mirror has a limited number of uses per day. Why are you taking it out now?" another Rescue Disciple asked with some confusion.
Lu Yu did not respond. He continued to manipulate the Azure Sky Disc beneath him to closely follow the Demon Squad while tapping on the three-dimensional image hovering above the mirror, causing it to continuously zoom in and out, presenting different angles of the scene.
Moments later, Lu Yu's expression suddenly turned extremely grim. He pointed at a red glow that appeared in the virtual image and said nervously, "The isolation barrier in the western part of the Trial Ground has malfunctioned!"
Another Rescue Disciple immediately exclaimed, "Impossible! That barrier was set up by dozens of elders from the Mystic Array Hall and Spirit Pattern Hall working together. This is just the outskirts of the Abyss of Ten Thousand Demons; no High-Level Magical Beast can breach such a barrier!"
"What if it's a top-tier magical beast, or even a legendary Demon General or Demon King?" Lu Yu replied seriously. "You should know that the Heavenly Mirror would never malfunction!"
"Top-tier magical beasts only appear in the mid-level areas of the Abyss of Ten Thousand Demons, and legendary Demon Generals generally hide deep within the Abyss. They haven't appeared in the outskirts for nearly a thousand years. Lu Junior Disciple, as for Demon Kings, that's even less likely. This is a serious matter; do you really want me to report to the elders that we have a lost Demon General in our Trial Ground?" said a robust Outer Sect Disciple with an unhappy expression.
Lu Yu was taken aback by this response. The possibility of a barrier malfunctioning could stem from many factors, and casually mentioning a Demon General from the Abyss of Ten Thousand Demons could shake the upper echelons of the Heavenly Mechanism Sect. It would be better to handle this cautiously: "Of course, Senior Brother doesn't need to say it like that. It's true that there's an issue with the barrier; this matter needs to be reported to higher-ups to prevent any Trial Disciples from wandering into the depths of the Abyss of Ten Thousand Demons or any higher-level beasts entering our Trial Ground."
"That’s only natural. You continue following the Demon Squad here; I’ll be back shortly!" The Outer Sect Disciple nodded, his expression easing slightly. In the past, he would have scolded Lu Yu for overreacting, but now he was aware that Lu Yu might have a powerful family backing him, which changed his attitude. After merely nodding, he quickly urged his Azure Sky Disc and turned to leave.
Lu Yu solemnly glanced at the red glow in the sky and shook his head before putting it away again.
"I hope it doesn't come to that."
The Demon Squad moved swiftly. Thanks to Ye Feng leading them, they were able to avoid areas where magical beasts were lurking. Although they took a longer route, they managed to leave the Primal Jungle before dark.
Before them lay an expansive plain, with the setting sun obscured by layers of thick clouds, unable to fully illuminate this area. Darkness still enveloped everything around them; however, the faint light on the horizon brought great relief to everyone’s hearts.
"Finally out, it's strange. I feel like there are quite a few exotic beasts in the jungle, yet we didn't encounter a single one," Bai Jing muttered, somewhat dissatisfied. For him, he actually hoped to encounter more exotic beasts along the way, as this would provide enough materials to exchange for a substantial fortune.
Among all the materials, very few could be exchanged for contribution points. Most exotic beast materials could only be sold in the market for silver coins, while contribution point materials were naturally shared among the team members. As for the low-level materials meant for sale, other team members wouldn't compete with Bai Jing for them. From the conversations and exchanges between him and Ye Feng, everyone had already guessed that the two had a close relationship. In their eyes, the silver coins Bai Jing earned from selling would surely be split with Ye Feng.
Ye Feng contributed the most in the entire team, and no one dared to compete with him for those low-level materials. All those who entered the Heavenly Level Sect's Re-examination had certain family backgrounds; secular silver coins held little attraction for them.
"We're just lucky; otherwise, who knows when we would have gotten out of that jungle," Wang Qin said irritably. The more she looked at Bai Jing, the less she liked him. Unfortunately, this person was very close to Ye Feng, and if Wang Qin wanted to get closer to Ye Feng, she had to endure the shameful presence of Bai Jing.
"Hehe, luck is indeed excessive. Captain Zhou, I suspect you might possess some Exotic Treasure that allows you to sense certain dangers," Bai Jing said with a grin towards Ye Feng.
"Bai Jing, if we can't leave that jungle before dark, we will be in great danger. Do you really want to lose your chance to enter the Heavenly Mechanism Sect just for those materials?" Ye Feng replied sharply.
"Well... of course not!" Bai Jing said awkwardly, wrinkling his nose and left speechless.
The feeling of collecting materials was something he hadn't experienced in a long time; he couldn't help but get caught up in it and momentarily forgot about the more important assessment.
"We still have some distance to cover. Although there will be fewer exotic beasts on the plains, without trees blocking our view, it will be easy for them to spot us. We must increase our speed and reach the base as soon as possible!" Ye Feng turned to look at the team members behind him. Although he didn't like getting into trouble, since he had become their leader, he took on the responsibility of ensuring they passed this assessment.
"Everything is up to you, Captain," all team members replied in unison.
Ye Feng took out a map and studied it for a while before choosing a route and waving to the team members behind him. He led everyone in a swift direction.
While running, Leihong quickened his pace to catch up with Ye Feng at the front and whispered, "The number of bases is limited; there are at least seventy or eighty teams in this batch of trials, but there are only over fifty bases available. Two-thirds of these bases are Temporary Bases that can only support one night. All bases are randomly distributed. I really hope that the base we are heading towards right now is a Permanent Base so that we can activate the Defensive Spirit Pattern repeatedly during the night."
Temporary Bases can only support one night, while Permanent Bases can be reused. However, the Defensive Spirit Pattern can only be activated at night and has no effect during the day. Since Permanent Bases are extremely limited in number, most Trial Teams will compete for such bases.
Before this, Leihong had no thoughts about the Permanent Base. After all, the strength of the Demon Squad was too weak; even if they could find the Permanent Base, they would definitely not be able to hold it for long. However, now that Ye Feng had demonstrated extraordinary strength, this greatly elevated the overall level of the Demon Squad, and Leihong began to contemplate competing for the Permanent Base.
"The Permanent Base is not so easy to find, and during the day, the Defensive Spirit Pattern will become ineffective. Staying at the base will allow more and more exotic beasts to lock onto our position. Therefore, we still need to leave the Permanent Base during the day; otherwise, once we are surrounded by exotic beasts, the Permanent Base can only protect us at night, and during the day, we will still be under siege." After hearing Leihong's words, Ye Feng understood that he and the other team members hoped to use a Permanent Base to easily pass this assessment.
However, the Permanent Base was not absolutely safe; they could only spend half their time at the base. Being confined to one place was not Ye Feng's style. He hoped to explore more mysteries within the Abyss of Ten Thousand Demons. Moreover, he could not ignore the unsettling feelings coming from deep within Divine Soul. He believed that the threat hidden deep in the Abyss of Ten Thousand Demons was something that the shallow Defensive Spirit Pattern at the base could not block.
Leihong quickly said, "Captain Zhou, I understand your point. After all, your goal is the Heavenly Demon Flower. However, in areas where Heavenly Demon Flowers exist, there are bound to be extremely powerful exotic beasts guarding them. If we follow you there, we won't be able to help at all; it might even drag you down."
Ye Feng paused upon hearing this and couldn't help but glance at Leihong a few more times.
"After finding the Permanent Base, we can temporarily separate for a while. Relying on the base's defenses and provided resources, you can go alone to pick Heavenly Demon Flowers without being hindered by us," Leihong suggested.
Ye Feng remained silent for a moment before saying, "There's no rush regarding the Heavenly Demon Flower. I can look for it when the assessment is about to end; it's not too late then. Don't worry; as your captain, I will do my best to help you all pass this assessment."
With Ye Feng's promise, Leihong's expression improved significantly as he repeatedly expressed his gratitude.
More than an hour later, a few rough wooden houses surrounded by wooden fences appeared in front of everyone’s eyes. The members of the Demon Squad could hardly contain themselves and erupted into cheers once again.
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